BrontëBlog (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Wuthering Heights is constantly reappearing in new or old formats. Two more examples: A child edition from Puffin Classics: Wuthering Heights (Puffin Classics relaunch) Emily Brontë Introduction by - S. E. Hinton ISBN : 9780141326696 Puffin Classic Paperback 06 Aug 2009 8 - 12 years Heathcliff, an orphan, is raised by Mr Earnshaw as one of his own children. Hindley despises him but wild Cathy...
Fluttering Butterflies (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
A few weeks back, a lot of people were throwing the question out there, 'how does summer affect your reading habits?' I thought about it and didn't come to any great conclusion. Until now. I can look at the books I read in July and just know that my attention span over the summer shrinks to the bare minimum. I'm only picking up short, quick (albeit emotional) children's books. I have one adult book...
PICNIC CANNIBAL (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
I spelled that with one f 'cause I think--but I didn't check--that's the way that S.E. Hinton spelled "tuf" in The Outsiders . I'm probably wrong, but whatever. I finally slept for ten hours last night. It was the shit. My wife said that I was talking about sleeping like I was talking about sex. I had to admit that it was probably better than sex, simply because sex only lasts for four hours...
The Untrusted (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
King Edward I defeated the forces of William Wallace in the Battle of Falkirk in 1298. Alexander Mackenzie became the first white person to complete a transcontinental journey of Canada on this day in 1793 and in 1934, FBI agents mortally wounded John Dillinger outside the Biograph Theatre in Chicago. Celebrating birthdays today: Terence Stamp, George Clinton, Bobby Sherman, Danny Glover, Mireille...
Schmutzie's Milkmoney Or Not, Here (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
1. Butterscotch pudding 2. Reading S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders during the late afternoon drive home from camping 3. The relief of finding the Palinode to snuggle with in bed in the freezing cold at 3 a.m. 4. The good ache in my thighs after climbing a steep hill 5. The silence of deer moving through the woods Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace in Small Things . 93% of $1,200...
LOST Media Mentions (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
Thanks to Marshall for the heads up on the following. Carlton Cuse, Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are doing a Lost discussion and audience Q&A on September 7th at Bumbershoot in Seattle. The 2009 Festival’s literary arts lineup includes: David Cross / S.E. Hinton / Melvin Van Peebles / Writers of LOST: Carlton Cuse, Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz / McSweeney’s New Fiction / Christian...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
David Cross, S.E. Hinton, Tom Douglas, Spencer Moody, Melvin Van Peebles and the screenwriters of the TV show "Lost" will appear on the literary stages at this year's Bumbershoot, Seattle's end-of-summer music and arts festival.
At Home With Books (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
I found this challenge over at Lost in Books . Here are the details: For this challenge, all banned and challenged books you've ever read count. The point of it is to read 50 of them, not necessarily 50 new ones. But, of course, if you'd like to choose 50 new ones, then that is wonderful. This is a perpetual challenge and has no end date. Here are a few links to sites about banned and/or challenged...
South in the Winter (Free subscription) | 05/04/2009
A Jezebel link to this fairly innocuous story about S.E. Hinton has prompted me to set down a few of my thoughts regarding the gendering of fiction as "female." In the article, Hinton, author of YA classics The Outsiders and Rumble Fish , is asked about why, or perhaps how, she was able to write from a male perspective. Known for her predominantly male characters, Hinton explained that while...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 05/04/2009
The Outsiders writer and former tomboy S.E. Hinton says, "I didn't think like a girl, so it's always been easier to write from a male point of view." In what sounds like a pretty fun conversation,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
ACHOCKABLOG (Free subscription) | 04/30/2009
You can call me Susie or Your Majesty ...She wrote "The Outsiders" at 16, and even at that age she said she knew that Pony Boy's story was over when the book ended. But it seems to go deeper for...
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy (Free subscription) | 04/30/2009
At the LA Times Jacket Copy blog, Cecil Castellucci reports on S.E. Hinton's appearance with Jane Smiley at the LA Book Festival . Hinton read from her new book, Some of Tim's Stories . The best part? Hinton reveals she writes fanfiction. For her own stories. Quote: Despite fans begging over the years for a sequel to " The Outsiders ," there won’t be one, although she cheekily claimed...
My Friend Amy (Free subscription) | 04/27/2009
The UCLA campus is big and my sense of direction still stinks. Authors really are the best sort of celebrities. I continue to be fascinated by authors even if I have no interest in reading their books. S.E. Hinton's husband always thought she could write soft p0rn. There are still a lot of people who have no idea what a blog is. Buying books from independent bookstores is EXPENSIVE. And basically...
Hipster Musings (Free subscription) | 03/23/2009
Today I really wanted to look like a combination of a Greaser and a Soc from The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. The sweet cardigan and pink silk crepe dress are distinctly 'preppy', but the freaky tights and jacket give it some badass oomph. I love the dress so much! The pattern reminds me of a composition book, like one that Harriet the Spy would own. I hope everyone is feeling lovely, because the emergence...
Quillblog (Free subscription) | 02/24/2009
Books written by teenage authors are nothing new, of course (S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders and Gordon Korman’s This Can’t Be Happening At McDonald Hall come to mind), but it’s still rare to see an entire trilogy of fantasy novels completed by a 12th grader. Melbourne resident Alexandra Adornetto, now 16, began her writing career three years [...]
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